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Jillian Noel Hennessy (born November 25, 1968 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian actress, best known for her television roles on Law & Order and Crossing Jordan.

Biography

Hennessy graduated from Grand River Collegiate Institute in Kitchener, Ontario. Hennessy's father, John, was a meat salesman, which required considerable travel and resulted in frequent moves. Her mother, Maxine, left the family. She has a younger brother, John Hennessy Jr., and an identical twin sister, Jacqueline, who is a magazine writer and TV show host in Canada. Jill and Jacqueline played twin prostitutes in Dead Ringers.

Hennessy married Paolo Mastropietro, a former bartender and sometime actor, on October 1, 2000. Her husband opened a tavern in Northvale, New Jersey in 1999, and named it Hennessy Tavern, after his wife. The tavern serves comfort food. Hennessy also enjoys riding motorcycles with her husband. They also had a second marriage ceremony in January 2001, which took place at New York City Hall with Mayor Rudolph Giuliani officiating. Their son, Marco, was born on September 17, 2003.

Career

Hennessy is most famous for playing Claire Kincaid on Law & Order (1993 – 1996) and the lead role as Jordan Cavanaugh on Crossing Jordan. She is multi-lingual, being able to speak Italian, French, Spanish, and German. This is partly because of her mixed heritage, which includes Irish, Italian, Swedish, French, and Ukrainian (the name Hennessey is of Irish origin).

In 2000, Hennessy wrote, produced, and co-directed an independent film called The Acting Class. Inspired by a true story, the comedic faux documentary looks at the trials and tribulations of a dysfunctional acting class. The film co-starred her sister, and included cameos by a number of Hennessy's former Law & Order co-stars.

In 2001 she portrayed the role of Jackie Kennedy in the film Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Women of Camelot. She also appeared on Broadway in the musical Buddy in 1990.

Trivia

• She used to busk (play the guitar and sing for money) in the New York City Subway.
• She sometimes makes appearances at music events as a guest guitarist where she usually performs barefoot.
• Hennessy is a fan of the Indigo Girls and a poster of the act hangs in the kitchen of Jordan's on-screen apartment.
• She was short-listed for the role of Dana Scully, on The X-Files.

External link

• Jill Hennessy http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?ID=75991 at the Official Broadway Database

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